Physically Active Classroom

  • Alyssa

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    December 15, 2022 at 11:22 pm

    I think in order to create a developmentally appropriate, fun classroom, it is important to know what makes each child unique. Knowing their specific interests or dislikes can allow you to tailor things to better interest them.

  • Kiley Kaye

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    December 18, 2022 at 7:26 pm

    I think the best ways to encourage their development through physical activity are songs/activities that go hand-in-hand. At my previous facility, I would set the children up for a ‘dance party,’ and the songs I would use had movements that it instructed the children to do to go along with the song. When they would get tired of these instructional songs, I would find kid friendly versions of their favorite songs from the radio and allow them to dance and move freely to the music, so long as they stayed on their x on the floor. This allowed them to release a lot of energy but kept them from injuring each other.

  • Maya

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    December 18, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    Keep a routine every day. Or most of the days. Make sure that they have a prepared environment. Allowing the child to do work as they wish. Making sure that the child is interested in at least one thing in the classroom. Giving children choices. Making the classroom a peaceful environment for the child to confidently how about the classroom and find a work with either just them or with friends.

  • maria

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    December 20, 2022 at 4:53 pm

    We have yoga pose cards for kids, and we have a movement area inside the classroom. When our class is getting too wiggly then we have a wiggle break and we do movement songs or dance party. Outside the classroom we have obstacle course and large playground equipment that encourages climbing and monkey bars.

  • Amber

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    December 21, 2022 at 6:10 pm

    Having circle time and calling on children to jump or dance in the center of the circle is a way I’ve seen preschool teachers encourage physical activity in the classroom.

  • Brienne

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    December 24, 2022 at 5:51 pm

    Creating songs and dances that include everyone and makes learning easier and fun for them.

  • Ella

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    December 28, 2022 at 1:20 am

    Having a fun song/game that encourages each kid to move around based on what the song says or have them come up with their own movement

  • melissa

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    December 28, 2022 at 2:55 am

    Giving each kid a high five. Smile once they arrive and give them a good day.

  • Hannah

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    December 28, 2022 at 11:35 pm

    During cleanup, I can have my children listen to a song while they are moving around the classroom. I can also have my children get up and dance/move while we listen to songs. Doing morning stretches with the kiddos is also a great way to start their day.

  • Matthew

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    December 29, 2022 at 4:20 am

    I think it’s crucial to understand what makes each child special in order to design a developmentally appropriate, enjoyable classroom. You can tweak things to better interest them if you are aware of their individual interests or dislikes.

  • Ellie

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    December 30, 2022 at 8:33 am

    Dancing, jumping in circle games, and plenty of outside time

  • Scion

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    December 31, 2022 at 1:43 am

    At the preschool I work at, we do pretty well by teaching the kids new dances and little aerobics/stretching videos incorporated at the end of our screen time activity. We don’t teach new dances all the time, but we do play familiar and new songs in the form of zumba dances or other types of videos that have the watcher mirror the activity of the person leading the activity in the video itself.

  • Rebekah

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    December 31, 2022 at 6:29 am

    Some ways of engaging kids is by using music, kids love music and dancing to it. I like to put on music for kids when they have a lot of energy or when they ask for some tunes. We also have a music basket with instruments that kids can use to make sounds and play with.

  • Tim

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    January 2, 2023 at 9:06 pm

    Scheduled outdoor time every day. Often, we walk to a nearby playground. We’ll play a group game together, like some version of tag, to help kids have fun and be active.

  • eric

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    January 3, 2023 at 5:54 am

    i like centers and routines

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